permitted to shorten one’s Salaw?t and break one’s fast during them since they are in a real travel. (1)

Those who believe in this misconception of the so called “contemporary Shaikhs” who do not allow people is execute the journey rulings regarding Sal?t depending on their own false view should cease doing so. Indeed, they forgot that All?h’s ( - عز وجل -) regulations should be applied everywhere and every time till the Day when All?h ( - عز وجل -) shall restore the earth and all living on it comes. Only All?h ( - عز وجل -) and His Messenger may change or restrict such regulations. Why don’t they read All?h’s ( - عز وجل -) words:

[ والخيل والبغال والحمير لتركبوها وزينة ويخلق ما لا تعلمون]

‘ And (He has created) horses, mules and donkeys, for you to ride and as an adornment. And He ( - عز وجل -) creates (other) things of which you have no knowledge’. (2)

Indeed, the planes, trains, cars, ... etc. are of those things which were not at the prophet’s ( - ) time, about which All?h ( - عز وجل -) informed us that He ( - عز وجل -) will create later. Are they not of All?h’s ( - عز وجل -) creation?! Or may be All?h ( - عز وجل -) didn’t know about them!! Glorified be All?h ( - عز وجل -). All?h ( - عز وجل -) did not command us that when He ( - عز وجل -) creates such means later; regulations regarding traveling would be changed or restricted. These regulations will remain the same as they were at the prophet’s ( - ) time. (3)

In addition to that, shortening Sal?t while traveling is an obligation as many scholars held such as: Al-Hanaf? scholars, ‘Ali Ibn Ab? T?lib, ‘Umar ( - ) -as reported in “Naylul Awt?r” (4) - and Al-Khatt?b? stated that this is the view of the majority of Salaf scholars and Fuqah?’, ‘Umar, ‘Ali, Ibn ‘Umar, J?bir, Ibn ‘Abb?s, ‘Umar Ibn ‘Abdil ‘Az?z, Al-Hasan and Qat?dah.

And he [i.e. Al-Khatt?b?] said that Hamm?d Ibn Ab? Sulaim?n said: ‘Whoever performs four Rak‘ah Sal?t while in a travel should